SOLUTION: What is the measure of the acute angle formed by the hands of a clock when the clock shows that the time is 12:15?

Question 135734: What is the measure of the acute angle formed by the hands of a clock when the clock shows that the time is 12:15?
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What is the measure of the acute angle formed by the hands of a clock when the clock shows that the time is 12:15?
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12 o'clock is 0 degrees
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the hour hand travels 1/12 * 360 = 30 degrees per hr
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In 1/4 hr it will have traveled; 1/4 * 30 = 7.5 degrees
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The minute hand travels 1/60 * 360 = 6 degrees per minute
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15 minutes it will have traveled: 15 * 6 = 90 degrees (as expected)
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The angle between the hands: 90 - 7.5 = 82.5 degrees
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